Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 7PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (04 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)99999999999999777788810107
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3362752813283524053963283364064745375725593944314314726406746509101024607
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
1.99
10:08PM
2.01
10:20AM
1.95
10:48PM
1.98
10:59AM
1.89
11:28PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
0.17
4:18AM
0.30
4:34PM
0.20
4:58AM
0.34
5:12PM
0.26
5:38AM
0.41
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise--------7:37-------7:37-------
Sunset---7:13-------7:12-------7:09----
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
--1221---1-11222222122812
Temp. °C191918181819191919191919191819191919191918191818
Feels °C (?)171716161517171716151616161415151515151616161516
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